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GHOST TOWN
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GHOST TOWN
By News Staff 
April 16, 2020
Traffic was nonexistent on Ouray's Main Street during a recent spring day, as shown from this aerial photo looking south toward Mt. Abram. Gov. Jared Polis's stay-at-home order is in effect until at l...
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Council meeting grows testy
By Mike Wiggins 
April 16, 2020
A special meeting Wednesday intended for the Ouray City Council to consider what kind of message the city wants to put out to tourists in the midst of the COVlD-19 pandemic devolved into two councilor...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 16, 2020
Sheriff pleads not guilty in DUI case Lance FitzGerald has pleaded not guilty in his alleged DUI case, stemming from an incident in November. Seventh Judicial District County Court Judge Kurt Beckenha...
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Utilities assisting financially burdened customers
By Mike Wiggins 
April 16, 2020
The utility companies that power and heat Ouray County homes and business have put a freeze on disconnecting customers who may be struggling to pay their bills and are working with them on payment pla...
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County delays plowing decision
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
April 16, 2020
Ouray County has delayed a decision on whether to proceed with plowing high-country roads, after considering a request to postpone clearing snow from routes popular with off-road enthusiasts. Commissi...
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Ridgway athletic director resigns
By Carolina Brown 
April 16, 2020
Ridgway Secondary School Athletic Director Tony Erickson submitted his letter of resignation to the Ridgway School Board last month. Erickson told the Plaindealer the decision was difficult because he...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 16, 2020
SILVERTON San Juan County officials on April 3 tightened the public health order prohibiting visi tors and restricting residents' activities as concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic mounted. The new ord...
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Ouray County schools to keep distance learning for remainder of school year
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Ouray County schools to keep distance learning for remainder of school year
By News Staff 
April 15, 2020
Students in Ouray County won’t be returning to school in-person for the remainder of the school year. Leaders of both Ouray and Ridgway school districts made the announcement they would continue to su...
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Residents cut into personal fabric for masks
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Residents cut into personal fabric for masks
By Kailyn Lamb 
April 11, 2020
When Gay Leachman put her first batch of nine cotton face masks in a box by her house, she was surprised to find they were gone the same day. The massage therapist and Ridgway resident began making m...
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Perry seeks return to law enforcement
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Perry seeks return to law enforcement
By Mike Wiggins 
April 11, 2020
Justin Perry is very clear: The way things have been done recently at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is unacceptable. And he believes his track record at the Ouray Police Department makes him the b...
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Undersheriff: My heart is in the county
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Undersheriff: My heart is in the county
By News Staff 
April 11, 2020
Undersheriff Ted Wolfe has announced he is running for sheriff in the recall election to replace Sheriff Lance FitzGerald. With 36 years of law enforcement under his belt — 20 of those in the place th...
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Despite virus, the show goes on
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Despite virus, the show goes on
By Carolina Brown 
April 9, 2020
In these bleak times of canceled classes, a scuttled prom and uncertainty around high school graduation, social distancing has led to inevitable feelings of isolation. But Weehawken dance and theater ...
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Empty Chapels, Full Hearts
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Empty Chapels, Full Hearts
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
        Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews. The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father...
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Faithful find new ways to connect during separation
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Faithful find new ways to connect during separation
By Mike Wiggins 
April 9, 2020
Pews packed with worshippers and chapels filled with song have been replaced by single devotees dotting empty sanctuaries and families huddling around computer screens. Instead of warm embraces and fi...
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Ouray man: I didn’t have classic virus symptoms
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
Erin Eddy didn’t feel that bad, really, at first. And he didn’t have the symptoms qualifying him for a coronavirus test when he first checked with the doctor’s office. But he knows he has it now. Eddy...
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Ouray priest uses faith to close the distance
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Ouray priest uses faith to close the distance
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews. The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father Nat pu...
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First coronavirus death reported in Ouray County
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First coronavirus death reported in Ouray County
By News Staff 
April 8, 2020
Ouray County reported its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday — an 81-year-old man who was the second confirmed local case. Authorities were still investigating the source of the man's contagion when he...
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UPDATE: Four total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ouray County
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UPDATE: Four total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ouray County
By News Staff 
April 6, 2020
Mountain Medical has announced it has another confirmed case of COVID-19 here in Ouray County – a man in his 70s. The man was tested more than a week ago on March 30, according to clinic staff. As of ...
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No one is immune from effects of this virus – including this newspaper
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No one is immune from effects of this virus – including this newspaper
By Erin McIntyre 
April 5, 2020
This was supposed to be a column celebrating our one-year anniversary owning the Plaindealer. A year ago, Mike and I sold the house we remodeled in Grand Junction, I gave away my backyard flock of chi...
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UPDATE: Ouray Brewery owner first county resident to test positive for COVID-19
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UPDATE: Ouray Brewery owner first county resident to test positive for COVID-19
By News Staff 
April 3, 2020
Story updated at 2:30 p.m.: Ouray Brewery owner Erin Eddy announced this afternoon he tested positive for COVID-19. Eddy is the first Ouray County resident to test positive for the virus. His positive...
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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